Perle Systems STS User Manual

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Authentication
SecurID
Overview
If you need to reset the SecurID secret, select 
Tools
Reset
,
 Reset SecurID Node Secret
.
Field Descriptions
Configure the following parameters:
Accounting 
Secondary Host
The secondary TACACS+ host that is used for accounting, should the primary 
accounting TACACS+ host fail to respond.
Default: None
Accounting Port
The port number that TACACS+ listens to for accounting requests. 
Default: 49
Accounting Secret
The TACACS+ shared secret is used to encrypt/decrypt TACACS+ packets in 
communications between two devices. The shared secret may be any 
alphanumeric string. Each shared secret must be configured on both client and 
server sides.
Primary/Master 
Host
The first SecurID server that is tried for user authentication.
Default: None
Replica/Slave Host If the first SecurID server does not respond to an authentication request, this is 
the next SecurID server that is tried for user authentication.
Default: None
UDP Port
The port number that SecurID listens to for authentication requests. 
Default: 5500
Encryption Type
The type of encryption that will be used for SecurID server communication. 
Data Options: DES, SDI
Default: SDI
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Legacy
If you are running SecurID 3.x or 4.x, you need to run in 
Legacy Mode
. If you 
are running SecurID 5.x or above, do not select 
Legacy Mode
.
Default: Disabled